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It's the end of the world preseason as we know it...and I feel fine. Tonight, the exhibition schedule ends for the Habs as the host the Leafs as Shea Weber and Carey Price make their preseason debuts. (Roster, lines unconfirmed, based on their early practice group) Matt Martin - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner James van Riemsdyk - William Nylander - Zach Hyman Milan Michalek - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov Connor Brown - Frederik Gauthier - Kasperi Kapanen (Smith, Rychel) Matt Hunwick - Morgan Rielly Martin Marincin - Nikita Zaitsev Connor Carrick - Jake Gardiner (Brouillard, Hrabarenka, Loov) Frederik Andersen Jhonas Enroth Sven Andrighetto* - Alex Galchenyuk - Brendan Gallagher Artturi Lehkonen - Tomas Plekanec - Alexander Radulov Daniel Carr - David Desharnais - Andrew Shaw Phillip Danault - Torrey Mitchell - Michael McCarron Nathan Beaulieu - Shea Weber Andrei Markov - Jeff Petry Alexei Emelin - Mikhail Sergachev Carey Price Mike Condon * - Pacioretty isn't taking the morning skate so he may wind up sitting this one out Puck drop is at 7:30 on RDS (Montreal viewing region) and TSN 4 (Ontario region) TSN 690 will have the call on the radio side.

The Habs will look to get back in the win column (and continue their pattern of loss/win, loss/win, etc) tonight as they host the Bruins in the annual Quebec City game. This lineup also actually resembles the Canadiens instead of what they've thrown out there the last few games. Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak Ryan Spooner - David Krejci - David Backes Matt Beleskey - Austin Czarnik - Jimmy Hayes Jake DeBrusk - Tim Schaller - Tyler Randell Zdeno Chara - Colin Miller Torey Krug - Kevan Miller Christian Ehrhoff - Adam McQuaid Tuukka Rask Malcolm Subban Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Brendan Gallagher Artturi Lehkonen - Tomas Plekanec - Alexander Radulov Daniel Carr - David Desharnais - Andrew Shaw Phillip Danault - Michael McCarron - Brian Flynn Andrei Markov - Jeff Petry Nathan Beaulieu - Mikhail Sergachev Alexei Emelin - Zach Redmond Al Montoya Mike Condon Puck drop is at 7:00 on RDS (regional only). TSN 690 will have the call on the radio side.

The Habs will look to make it two straight wins on the road tonight as they take on the Leafs in the first of two matchups this week. (Lines are guesses based on the roster.) Carr - Desharnais - Andrighetto Lehkonen - McCarron - Hudon Matteau - de la Rose - Scherbak Terry - Audette - Gregoire (Addison) Beaulieu - Pateryn Barberio - Petry Sergachev - Redmond Condon Lindgren van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Marner Hyman - Matthews - Nylander Michalek - Kadri - Komarov Martin - Gauthier - Brown Hunwick - Rielly Marincin - Zaitsev Valiev - Polak Enroth Sparks Puck drop is at 7:00 on RDS regionally and nationally on Sportsnet One. TSN 690 will have the call on the radio side.

It's rematch time as the Habs will look to avenge Thursday's overtime loss to the Senators. They'll be in tough though as they're sending a pretty weak lineup into this one. It'll be the final look for a lot of players as a mass cut-down is expected to come this weekend. Matteau - McCarron - Hudon Danault - Mitchell - Byron Flynn - de la Rose - Scherbak Gregoire - Audette - Farnham Samuelsson - Johnston Alexandrov - Juulsen Parisi - Lernout Montoya Fucale Hoffman - Turris - Varone Puempel - Brassard - Ryan Pyatt - Pageau - Dzingel Kelly - Neil Chabot - Karlsson Phaneuf - Ceci Bartkowski - Kostka Claesson Hammond Driedger Puck drop is at 3:00 PM EST and can be seen on RDS (regional restrictions apply).

After losing last night, the Habs will look to get their first win of the exhibition season as they host the Lars Eller-less Capitals. (Eller played last night so he's not with the team today.) (Lines unconfirmed, they're my guess based on the roster making the trip): Burakovsky - Johansson - Connolly Boyd - Beagle - Thomas Sanford - Vrana - Walker O'Brien - Mitchell - Sill Malenstyn Alzner - Bowey Chorney - Dietz Ness - Hobbs Djoos Vanecek MacIntyre Shaw - Flynn - Radulov Byron - Mitchell - Danault Matteau - McCarron - Hudon Gregoire - MacMillan - Friberg Beaulieu - Pateryn Parisi - Lernout Samuelsson - Johnston Montoya Fucale Puck drop is at 7:30 on RDS. TSN 690 will have the call.

The Habs will look to make it two in a row in the preseason as they host the Sens tonight (with a much better lineup than they had against Washington): (Some lines confirmed, others are my guesses) Hoffman - Turris - Varone Paul - Brassard - Ryan Pyatt - Pageau - Dzingel Blunden - Kelly - Neil Bartkowski - Ceci Chabot - Wideman Claesson - Borowiecki Kostka Driedger (1st half) O'Connor (2nd half) Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher Lehkonen - Plekanec - Andrighetto Carr - Desharnais - Hudon* Terry - McCarron - Farnham Beaulieu - Pateryn Barberio - Sergachev Hanley - Redmond Condon Lindgren * - Reportedly will replace Andrew Shaw who has been suspended for three preseason games. Puck drop is at 7:30 PM EST and can be seen on RDS and TSN5 (regional restrictions apply).

A very busy week for the Habs gets underway tonight as they play their first of five preseason games in the span of seven days. Up first are the Devils, who are sending a split squad team as they're also hosting Philadelphia tonight. (Lines unconfirmed but this is their roster for the game) Hall - Henrique - Smith-Pelly Blandisi - Fiddler - Thomson Pietila - McLeod - Bastian Sexton - Quenneville - Speers Merrill - Santini Moore - Mozik Auvitu - MacWilliam Jacobs Wedgewood Blackwood (Lines unconfirmed but this is their roster for the game) Lehkonen - Galchenyuk - Gallagher Carr - Desharnais - Andrighetto Terry - de la Rose - Farnham Audette - Eisenschmid - Scherbak Barberio - Petry Alexandrov - Redmond Hanley - Juulsen Condon Lindgren Puck drop is at 7:30 on RDS. TSN 690 will have the call.

It has been a long two plus months since the since ended but tonight, the Habs will finally get to reap the benefits of their struggles as they make the 9th overall pick in the draft. (Unless they trade it, of course.) Montreal holds the following picks over the next two days: 9th Overall 39th Overall 45th Overall 70th Overall 100th Overall 124th Overall 160th Overall We'll use this thread to discuss the picks that are made (by the Habs and otherwise); any trades by Montreal will get their own thread of course. The fun gets underway at 7 PM EST tonight, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and NBCSN have the coverage. Day two kicks off at 10 AM EST. Sportsnet has coverage there (not sure about elsewhere).

The 2016 NHL Draft Lottery is upon us and will go Saturday night at 7 PM EST on CBC. The Habs head into the lottery currently holding the 9th pick. They can move as high as 1st and as low as 12th. Full odds of picking at each position is as follows: If you're curious as to which ping pong ball combinations the Habs have, click here. The simulator now lets you play out the ping pong ball selections if you want to waste some time waiting for 7 PM. In the meantime, clutch your lucky charms and eat your lucky meals (or a bowl of Lucky Charms)...if you're superstitious, that is.

It's the end of the line for the IceCaps (31-32-8-3) as their season comes to a close with a two game series against the Rangers' affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack (40-31-3-0). The Pack have an outside shot at a playoff still so St. John's should be facing a desperate team. (Based on previous +/- data.) Tambellini - Nehring - Megna Oleksuk - Hrivik - Jensen Tarnasky - Adam - T. Brown Paille - Nieves - C. Brown Andersson - Summers Graves - Diaz Hughes - Bodie Skapski Hudon - McCarron- Scherbak Friberg - de la Rose - Dumont Addison - Audette - Holloway Bozon - MacMillan - Gregoire Hanley - Dietz Johnston - Ellis Bourque - Didier Fucale Puck drop is at 6:00 PM EST for each game, AM 930 has the call.

Tampa Bay Lightning (46-30-5) Projected Lineup Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Jonathan Marchessault Alex Killorn - Jonathan Namestnikov - Jonathan Drouin Cedric Paquette - Valtteri Filppula - J.T. Brown Erik Condra - Brian Boyle - Mike Blunden Jason Garrison - Andrej Sustr Nikita Nesterov - Matt Carle Matt Taormina - Braydon Coburn Andrei Vasilievskiy Ben Bishop Team Leaders G Steven Stamkos (36) A Victor Hedman (37) PTS Nikita Kucherov (66) +/- Victor Hedman (+21) PIMS J.T. Brown (59) Injuries: Ryan Callahan, Victor Hedman, Mattias Ohlund, Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman Scratches: Nikita Kucherov Montreal Canadiens (37-38-6) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Brendan Gallagher Lars Eller - Tomas Plekanec - Daniel Carr Phillip Danault - David Desharnais - Sven Andrighetto Paul Byron - Torrey Mitchell - Brian Flynn Andrei Markov - Greg Pateryn Alexei Emelin - Ryan Johnston Joel Hanley - Darren Dietz Mike Condon Charlie Lindgren Team Leaders G Galchenyuk/Pacioretty (28) A P.K. Subban (45) PTS Max Pacioretty (61) +/- Brendan Gallagher (+12) PIMS P.K. Subban (75) Injuries: Barberio, Beaulieu, Bartley, Gilbert, Lernout, Lessio, Petry, Price, Subban Scratches: Mike Brown, Stefan Matteau Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST TV: Sportsnet, TVA Sports Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5

There are two weekends left in St. John's season and this weekend, the IceCaps (29-32-8-3) will host Vancouver's farm team, the Utica Comets (36-24-7-4). (Based on previous +/- data.) LaBate - Friesen - Grenier Jones - Hensick - Marino Bancks - Hamilton - Pereira Valk - Cassels - Bubela Landry - Subban Fedun - Sautner Ehrhardt - Shields Bachman Hudon - McCarron- Scherbak Friberg - de la Rose - Dumont Addison - Audette - Holloway Bozon - MacMillan - Gregoire Hanley - Dietz Johnston - Ellis Parisi - Didier Pasquale Puck drop is at 6:00 PM EST on Saturday and 2:30 PM EST on Sunday, AM 930 has the call for both games.

Montreal Canadiens (36-38-6) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Brendan Gallagher Lars Eller - Tomas Plekanec - Daniel Carr Phillip Danault - David Desharnais - Sven Andrighetto Paul Byron - Torrey Mitchell - Mike Brown Andrei Markov - Greg Pateryn Alexei Emelin - Ryan Johnston Joel Hanley - Darren Dietz Charlie Lindgren Mike Condon Team Leaders G Alex Galchenyuk (28) A P.K. Subban (45) PTS Max Pacioretty (59) +/- Brendan Gallagher (+11) PIMS P.K. Subban (75) Injuries: Way too many to fit here Scratches: Stefan Matteau Carolina Hurricanes (35-29-16) Projected Lineup Joakim Nordstrom - Jordan Staal - Patrick Brown Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Riley Nash Sergei Tolchinsky - Elias Lindholm - Chris Terry Nathan Gerbe - Jay McClement - Brad Malone Jaccob Slavin - Justin Faulk Noah Hanifin - Brett Pesce Ron Hainsey - Ryan Murphy Cam Ward Eddie Lack Team Leaders G Jeff Skinner (28) A Elias Lindholm (27) PTS Jeff Skinner (50) +/- Slavin/Staal (+5) PIMS Brad Malone (75) Injuries: James Wisniewski Scratches: Phillip DiGiuseppe, Michal Jordan, Andrej Nestrasil Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST TV: RDS, SNE Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5

Well, here is last week with 6 points up for grabs vs Panthers-Hurricanes-Lightning to finish off season. Arizona & Buffalo are 1 point behind Habs in the standings, so if all goes well and John Scott is given a top six role, we can kinda hope for zero points in the three games. But at least hope are entertaining high scoring games and maybe Galchenyuk and/or Pacioretty can get to 30g and Gallagher gets to 20. (just don't do as Canucks have done and go on late winning streak.)

Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher Eller - Plekanec - Mitchell Byron - Desharnais - Andrighetto Carr - McCarron - Danault Markov - Emelin Hanley - Pateryn Dietz - Lernout Condon Huberdeau - Barkov - Jagr Jokinen - Bjugstad - Smith Purcell - Grimaldi - Hudler Howden - MacKenzie - Thornton Ekblad - Campbell Kampfer - Kulikov Kindl - Gudbranson Luongo Puck drop is at 7:00 on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Byron Eller - Plekanec - Mitchell Danault - Desharnais - Andrighetto de la Rose - McCarron - Matteau Markov - Emelin Beaulieu - Pateryn Hanley - Dietz Condon (I know it's their old logo but the site these are from is old...) Killorn - Stamkos - Callahan Palat - Johnson - Marchessault Paquette - Filppula - Brown Namestnikov - Boyle - Blunden (yes, Blunden's still around) Hedman - Sustr Nesterov - Garrison Carle - Coburn Bishop Puck drop is at 7:30 on Sportsnet East and RDS.

The IceCaps (29-30-8-3) kick off their final home stand of the year as they take on Lehigh Valley (29-32-4-3) for a pair of games. (Based on previous +/- data.) Straka - Brent - Martel Palushaj - Bardreau - Conner Leier - DeSimone - McDonald Swavely - Goulborne - Padakin Morin - Alt Drewiske - Lamarche Hagg - Comrie Knapp Scherbak - Dumont - Holloway Bozon - Miceli - Friberg McNally - MacMillan - Gregoire Yogan - Ward - Ranger Parisi - Didier Scott - Ellis Bennett - Johnston Scrivens Puck drop is at 6:00 PM EST for both games, AM 930 has the call. RDS will have the Friday game at 8 PM EST in tape delay (their final game of the season).

It's an hour before game time and no one has done a GDT yet for some reason... Abdelkader - Zetterberg - Larkin Helm - Datsyuk - Mantha Nyquist - Sheahan - Tatar Athansiou - Glendening - Richards Kronwall - Marchenko deKeyser - Quincey Ericsson - Green Mrazek Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Byron Eller - Plekanec - Mitchell Danault - Desharnais - Andrighetto de la Rose - McCarron - Brown Markov - Emelin Beaulieu - Pateryn Hanley - Dietz Condon Puck drop is at 7:30 on Sportsnet East and RDS.

New York Rangers (42-24-8) Projected Lineup Chris Kreider - Derick Brassard - Rick Nash J.T. Miller - Derek Stepan - Mats Zuccarello Eric Staal - Kevin Hayes - Jesper Fast Tanner Glass - Dominic Moore - Viktor Stalberg Ryan McDonagh - Kevin Klein Keith Yandle - Dan Girardi Marc Staal - Dan Boyle Antti Raanta Henrik Lundqvist Injuries: Dylan McIlrath Scratches: Oscar Lindberg Montreal Canadiens (34-35-6) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Paul Byron Lars Eller - Tomas Plekanec - Torrey Mitchell Phillip Danault - David Desharnais - Sven Andrighetto Stefan Matteau - Michael McCarron - Mike Brown Andrei Markov - Alexei Emelin Nathan Beaulieu - Greg Pateryn Joel Hanley - Darren Dietz Mike Condon Ben Scrivens Injuries: Way too many to list here Scratches: Jacob de la Rose Leaders New York Montreal Game Notes Goals Brassard (26) Galchenyuk (27) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST Assists Yandle (37) Subban (45) National TV: SN, TVA Sports Points Zuccarello (56) Pacioretty (55) Regional TV: N/A PIMS McIlrath (60) Subban (75) English Radio: TSN 690 +/- McDonagh (+27) Gallagher (+11) French Radio: FM 98.5

The IceCaps (29-28-8-3) make their final road stop of the season on Saturday and Tuesday as they're in Toronto to take on the Marlies (46-15-5-0). Friberg - Dumont - Holloway Hudon - MacMillan - Scherbak McNally - Ward - Gregoire Scott - Yogan - Bozon Didier - Lernout Joyaux - Ellis Parisi - Johnston Pasquale (Based on previous +/- data.) Leipsic - Arcobello - Frattin Leivo - Carrick - Kapanen Kurtz - Smith - Lindberg Clune - Gauthier - Conacher Campbell - Holl Brennan - Kolomatis Percy - Doherty Bibeau Puck drop is at 1:30 PM EST on Saturday and 7:00 PM on Tuesday, AM 930 has the call.

CANADIENS (34-34-6) at RED WINGS (36-26-11) TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FS-D, NHLN, SNE, RDS Season series: The Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens split their first two games with each team winning at home. Detroit forward Darren Helms scored two goals, including the game-winner, and goalie Petr Mrazek made 23 saves in the Red Wings' 3-2 victory at Joe Louis Arena on Dec. 10 HABS Max-Chuck-Byron Lars-Plek-Mitchell Matteau-Desharnais-mccarron Lessio-DLR-Brown Markov-Emelin Beaulieu-Pateryn Hanley-Dietz Scrivens

Week two of the final road trip of the season kicks off with the IceCaps (28-27-8-3) travels to Rochester for a pair of games against the Americans (31-29-2-1) on Wednesday and Friday. Friberg - Dumont - Holloway Hudon - Ward - Scherbak McNally - MacMillan - Gregoire Bozon - Yogan - Ranger Didier - Lernout Joyaux - Ellis Scott - Johnston Pasquale (Based on previous +/- data.) Carrier - Catenacci - Bailey Rodrigues - O'Dell - Schneider Guptill - D'Amigo - Baptiste Dupuy - Ellis - Kaleta Ruhwedel - Austin Robak - Sdao Mormina - Donovan Ullmark Puck drop is at 7:05 PM EST for both games, AM 930 has the call.

Brandon Pirri - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry Jamie McGinn - Rickard Rakell - Mike Santorelli Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg Nick Ritchie - Shawn Horcoff - Ryan Garbutt Cam Fowler - Simon Despres Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson Korbinian Holzer - Kevin Bieksa John Gibson Frederik Andersen Injured: David Perron (shoulder), Chris Stewart (jaw), Sami Vatanen (upper body), Nate Thompson (lower body) Scratched: Clayton Stoner CANADIENS Max Pacioretty - Alex Galchenyuk - Paul Byron Lars Eller - Tomas Plekanec - Torrey Mitchell Stefan Matteau - Michael McCarron - Phillip Danault Lucas Lessio - Jacob De La Rose - Mike Brown Andrei Markov - Alexei Emelin Nathan Beaulieu - Greg Pateryn Joel Hanley - Darren Dietz Mike Condon Ben Scrivens

The IceCaps (28-25-8-3) are in Syracuse this weekend for a pair of games against the Crunch (25-25-10-3). Syracuse sits four points back of the IceCaps but have a game in hand so suffice it to say, these are two very important games. Hudon - Dumont - Holloway McNally - Yogan - Friberg Bozon - MacMillan - Gregoire Scott - Scherbak - Bakker Joyaux - Ellis Bennett - Johnston Didier - Lernout Pasquale (Based on previous +/- data.) Gourde - Richard - Vermin Erne - Peca - Drouin Ikonen - Tambellini - McGinn Broll - Darcy - Paradis Witkowski - Koekkoek Dotchin - DeAngelo Blujus - Taormina Gudlevskis Puck drop is at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday and 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, AM 930 has the call for both games.

It was announced yesterday that P.K. Subban won't play this upcoming weekend. So while many fans are disappointed that they won't be able to see the Subbanator in action, they'll get to see the next best thing tonight against the Sens: The Scrivenator. Now, you may think that there are no similarities between the two that would allow Scrivens to be granted the usage of the suffix 'ator' but you would be wrong. Just think, when the puck is on Subban's stick, does your heart start to pump slightly harder in anticipation of what's about to happen? Then think of Scrivens. When the puck is on his stick, your heart probably starts to pump harder as well...out of fear of what's about to happen but it beats harder all the same. Tune in tonight at 7 PM on Sportsnet and TVA Sports for plenty of heart-pumping action...or to see Scott Gomez play one more time, whatever works for you.